Benny and Babloo

Benny and Babloo
Benny and Babloo
	Official Movie Poster
Directed by	Yunus Sajawal
Written by	Story and Screenplay:; Yunus Sajawal; Dialogues:; Farhad-Sajid
Produced by	Umesh Chouhan & Bablu Uddin
Starring	Kay Kay Menon; Rajpal Yadav; Riya Sen; Shweta Tiwari ; Rukhsar Rehman ; Anita Hassanandani; Richa Chadda ; Maushumi Udeshi; Hiten Paintal ; Aashif Sheikh
Music by	Amjad Nadeem
Release date	1 October 2010;
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Benny and Babloo is a 2010 Bollywood satirical comedy film, produced by Umesh Chouhan and directed by noted screenwriter Yunus Sajawal. The film was released in October 2010 under the Chamunda Films banner. The film stars Kay Kay Menon, Rajpal Yadav, Riya Sen, Shweta Tiwari, Rukhsar Rehman, Anita Hassanandani, Richa Chadda, Maushumi Udeshi, Hiten Paintal and Aasif Sheikh in prominent roles.^[1]

Plot

Smitten by the glamor of Mumbai, two friends, Benny and Babloo, land up in distinctly different jobs: Benny as the bellboy of a five-star hotel, and Babloo as a waiter in a ladies' service bar.

Benny believes his job is better than Babloo's and repeatedly ridicules him. Benny's pride fades away as they both realize that, although their jobs may look different viewed from the outside, they're quite similar seen from the inside.

Benny witnesses several criminal activities at the hotel, from drug abuse to political scandals, while Babloo sees the human side of the ladies' bar. In the end, the truth stares them in the face: five-star hotels are the moral juniors to ladies' bars.

Cast

Shweta Tiwari as Sheena
Kay Kay Menon as Benny Kutti
Rajpal Yadav as Babloo Charan Lathi
Aasif Sheikh as Negi
Riya Sen as Riya
Kishori Shahane as Mrs. Tejwani
Hussain Sheikh as Raju - Bar Owner
Hiten Paintal as Ronnie
Rukhsar Rehman as Hema / Parveen
Anita Hassanandani as Esha / Sarita
Kiran Janjani as Ranveer
Richa Chadha as Fedora / Marina
Anangsha Biswas as Sony / Akruti
Anant Jog as Ratnath Gaikwad
Maushmi Udeshi as Dancer
Ravi Pandey as DJ Roger

Music

"Jabse Dil Diya Hai" - Himani Kapoor, Sukhwinder Singh
"Dolly" - Kalpana Patowary, Master Saleem

Reception

Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film 2 out of 5, writing, "BENNY AND BABLOO may not be path breaking or innovative as such, but it keeps you hooked in most parts, especially the finale."^[2] Renuka Rao of Daily News and Analysis wrote, "All in all, the film is an average attempt at highlighting a well-known social issue. It is not good enough to charm you."^[3]

References

^ Mukherjee, Roshni. "I don't want to get typecast: Richa". Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2023 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
^ Adarsh, Taran (1 October 2010). "Benny and Babloo Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
^ Rao, Renuka (1 October 2010). "Quick Review: Benny and Babloo is a sardonic comedy". Daily News and Analysis. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2024.

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[1] Mukherjee, Roshni. "I don't want to get typecast: Richa". Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2023 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.

[2] Adarsh, Taran (1 October 2010). "Benny and Babloo Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.

[3] Rao, Renuka (1 October 2010). "Quick Review: Benny and Babloo is a sardonic comedy". Daily News and Analysis. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2024.

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